Democratic Republic of Congo vs India: Forest area
Democratic Republic of Congo
139.19 million hectares
in 2025
India
72.74 million hectares
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
India rank
9th
Forest area over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- India
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 139.19 million hectares against 72.74 million hectares in India, a difference of 66.45 million hectares.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.9 times India's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and India ranks 9th of 235 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157.50 million hectares | 65.58 million hectares | 91.92 million hectares | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 150.75 million hectares | 68.45 million hectares | 82.30 million hectares | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 143.24 million hectares | 70.72 million hectares | 72.52 million hectares | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 139.90 million hectares | 72.52 million hectares | 67.37 million hectares | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Democratic Republic of Congo or India?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 139.19 million hectares against 72.74 million hectares in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Democratic Republic of Congo and India?
- 66.45 million hectares, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and India rank globally for forest area?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and India ranks 9th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.